York | The Shambles.

York is located in North Yorkshire (England) and is a traditional little town with beautiful historic attractions and amazing medieval architecture. It's an extremely popular tourist attraction and it's really not difficult to see why! I love all things old fashioned and traditional to England so as you can imagine I was ecstatic about the visit - especially with it being around Christmas time! The festive decorations really added to the traditional atmosphere.

"The Shambles" is the name of an extremely quaint, medieval little lane full of amazingly detailed old buildings with quirky little shops and tea rooms. It reminds me so much of Diagon Alley (from Harry Potter) and has such an amazing, magical feel to it. It was definitely the highlight of our visit as we'd missed it on a trip earlier this year.

I'm pretty impressed with the photographs to say they were taken on a mobile phone! We had a lovely day wandering the old streets of York and have both fallen in love with The Shambles. I can definitely see us re-visiting numerous times in the future and can't wait to go again sometime soon!

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FOTN: Pop of Blue ♡

Hullooo! ♡

So last night I put on a whole face of make-up for pretty much no reason whatsoever. This is pretty much a "Face of the Night" blog post because I applied my make-up at night.. Not because I was going anywhere. Ah, the sweet life of a social reject.

I've seen a few people rocking this look recently - the blue liner/lower lid look that is - and as I thought it looked pretty awesome so I decided to give it a good old go. I actually really liked the way it turned out and figured it would be a little bit of a waste if I didn't blog about it.. So here you go! I realise I've used a TON of products (as you'll see below) - honestly, it's really not necessary - I was just playing about with my makeup and got a little carried away (lol). I hope you enjoy!

♡ FACE ♡

Rimmel Fix & Perfect Pro Primer

NYX Pore Filler

MAC Fix +

Loreal True Match Foundation - Golden Ivory

Vichy Dermablend Corrective Foundation - Opal

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder - Peach Glow

Loreal Glam Bronze Bronzer - Blonde Harmony

Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzing Powder - 51

Collection Shimmering Glow Bronzer - 5 Sunkissed

Benefit Hoola Bronzer

Beauty UK Blusher - Candy Pink

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish - Soft & Gentle

♡ EYES ♡

Sleek Brow Kit - Dark

Too Faced Shadow Insurance Candlelight

Naked 3 Palette - Limit & Nooner (transition)

MAC - Girlie (transition)

Naked 2 Palette - Suspect (Lid)

Sleek Vintage Romance Palette - Propose in Prague (Crease)

MAC - Cork (Crease)

Naked 2 Palette - Foxy & Bootycall (Highlight)

Barry M Fine Glitter Dust - 15 (Applied with Fix +)

Bourjois Metallic Eyeliner - 54 Bleu clinquant

Sleek Ultra Matts V1 Palette - Both blue shades (lower lid)

Sleek Vintage Romance Palette - Romance in Rome (outer lower lid)

Collection Extreme 24hr Felt Liner - Black

Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara - Black

Urban Decay Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliner - Midnight Cowboy

Eylure Naturalites Double Lashes - 205

♡ LIPS ♡

The Body Shop Lip Liner - Clover Pink

Loreal Collection Privee Color Riche - Cheryl's Nude

MAC Angel

NYC Big Bold Lipgloss - Full on Fuscia

Hope you all enjoyed this post! What do you think of this look for a first attempt?

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FOTD: Modern Vintage (08/11/14) ♡

Why hello there.

I think it's fair to say that it has been quite a long while since I posted any sort of "Face of the Day" blog posts - shame on me. Since I quite liked my make-up yesterday however, and  since I also had quite a bit of time on my hands to take a few photographs of it, I thought it would be nice if I got my big girl blogging panties on and shared my face with you all.

 I aimed for a slightly "Pin-up Girl" look which is quite retro/vintage with the winged eye-liner and red lips. Of course, I myself am a modern gal in the sense that I am living in the present, so this is a "Modern Vintage" look - just to justify the title of this post!

 I've listed every single product used below. I hope you all enjoy this little read & I look forward to seeing you again soon!

♡ Face ♡

Rimmel Fix & Perfect Pro Primer

NYX Pore Filler

Loreal True Match Foundation - Golden Ivory

Vichy Dermablend Corrective Foundation - Opal

Maybelline Dream Touch Blush - Plum

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder - Peach Glow

Loreal Glam Bronze Bronzer - Blonde Harmony

Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzing Powder - 51

Benefit Hoola Bronzer

MAC Powder Blush - Fleur Power

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish - Soft & Gentle

MAC Fix +

♡ Eyes ♡

Sleek Brow Kit - Dark (Powder only)
Too Faced Shadow Insurance - Candlelight

MAC Eyeshadow - Girlie (Transition)

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette - Tease (Transition)

Too Faced Boudoir Eyes Palette - Fuzzy Handcuffs (Lid)

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette - Suspect (Lid)

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette - Bootycall & Half Baked (Highlight)

MAC Eyeshadow - Cork (Crease & Lower Lash Line)

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette - Blackout (Lower Lash Line)

Collection Extreme 24hr Felt Tip Liner - Black

Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara - Black

Eylure Exaggerate False Eyelashes - No. 149

♡ Lips ♡

Maybelline ColorSensational Lip Liner - Pleasure Me Red

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NOTD: Nail Art Fun ♡

I was a little bored last night so I decided to pull out the old nail varnish box. I wanted to play about with my nail art tools as I haven't used them properly in years. When I was about 15-16 I was obsessed in nail tutorials online and was always doing my nails up in funky styles - my school teachers hated me for this and I was constantly sent to the vice principals room to go and remove all of my hard work (stupid uniform policies.. it still didn't stop me!).

 I feel like I've lost my touch a little bit as it has been a while since I last tried anything like this but you know what they say... "Practice makes perfect!".

My favourite nail would have to be the leopard print index finger. I've never tried a leopard print before so I was pretty chuffed with how it turned out for a first attempt. I'm looking forward to trying out some new designs & purchasing a few more tools & accessories!

♡ Products Used ♡

Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paint - Papaya

Barry M Nail Paint - Matt White

Nicole by OPI - Modern Family - Haley Good Lookin'...

Essie - Licorice

OPI RapiDry Top Coat

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